Betty Crocker

Family gatherings usually brew talk of the foxhunt’s latest dramas, how the rich have most recently lied or backstabbed. Aunt Karen, left out of the conversation, gets offended that we refuse to talk about anything else. But when she carries the conversation, it’s all about political extremism or saving cats. Meanwhile Aunt Ali texts, preferring her electronic conversations, because unless we’re talking about her, she finds it difficult to pay attention. And Sean, wishing he were somewhere else, just listens in, trying to follow along. He tells us it’s not easy. To him, everybody’s name just sounds like 'Betty Crocker'.